No, this isn’t a post about spirituality. This is about my faith in the political system.

It might have been 1992. I expected and hoped for a Labour victory. There was a bold and clear manifesto. It would have heralded a change in direction. Things could have been very different. In the end the result wasn’t even close.

It might have been the forlorn promise of New labour. The joy at seeing the political map turn red. The slow miasma as I realised there was no longer a right or a left, only a middle way in the political spectrum.

It might have been the despair as promises were thrown away in 2010 for the sake of stability. As half-truths about the economy and the deficit were used to stigmatize and hurt the most vulnerable in society.

It might be that the first past the post system is antiquated and not representative of the electorate. It might be that a more proportional representation of the electorate, would allow extreme political views more power.

I have lost my faith in the system.

But it is a system that allows me to voice this. And vote by vote, election by election, my faith resurfaces and I hope.

It is emerging, from sources independent of Darren, that he may not have won the election. Information is sketchy at the moment but it appears that Darren has not earned enough votes to continue his role. The BBC, who are not allowed to report from Darren, have confirmed that sources close to him have suggested that he may be stepping down, but these reports are unofficial.

Opposition to Darren, the Other Voices in my Head party or The OVH, have been celebrating the news that they may eventually gain control of Darren. A spokesperson for The OVH said, ‘It is time for us to rewrite history… and we’ll be starting with Henry VIII.’